Lentil Soup x2

Lentil Soup is a very easy and tasty dish to make. I made it two different ways and will have both represented here. Originally I made a simplified version only consisting of Lentils and Onions. The second version has more in it. I will explain Version 1 first and follow it with Version 2.

Ingredients:
Version 1:
1 White Onion
1 cup Red/Orange Lentils
1 cup Green Lentils
Italian Seasoning
Celery Salt
Perfect Pinch Cajun
Garlic Salt
6 cups Water
1/4 stick Sun Dried Tomato Basil Butter

I began by getting my spices together.

I then got out my White Onion and proceeded to dice it up.

Oh my, found some tasty Butter to caramelize the Onion in.

Now put Onions in with the melting Butter.

Once Onions are caramelized, add in 2 cups of Lentils.

Pour in your water.

Let it cook, stirring once in awhile, until done. The Lentils will be like little sponges and soak up almost all of the water.

I served this on Wild Rice with some shredded Cheese on top. Enjoy.

Version 2:
1 White Onion
1 cup Red/Orange Lentils
1 cup Green Lentils
Italian Seasoning
Celery Salt
Perfect Pinch Cajun
Garlic Salt
Ground Black Pepper
6 Celery stalks
8 Sm Carrots
1/4 stick Butter
6 cups Water

Alright, this recipe mainly follows Version 1 with a few changes.

First off, like no pictures. Sorry but it's sort of redundant. You begin by dicing up your Onions, Carrots, and Celery stalks.

Then you caramelize the Onions in regular Butter.

Add in the diced up Carrots and Celery when the caramelization begins. Stir together thoroughly.

Add in Lentils once Carrots soften up a bit.

Add in Water at same time. Stir.

Once Lentils are soft enough to eat, turn off heat and serve. Enjoy.

Lentil Soup

I have had my mind on whipping up some Lentil Soup for quite awhile, just never really mustered up the motivation to go through with it. Well, that time came this afternoon while I was food shopping. I needed to pick up just a few more things to make it happen, so I most certainly did just that!




Ingredients:
1 cup Red Lentils
1 cup Brown Lentils (regular)
5 Carrots
2 White Onions
6 Garlic Cloves
1/2 cup Olive Oil
6 cups Water
1/3 cup Cilantro Leaves
6 Basil Leaves
Italian Herb Mix
Fennel Powder
Fenugreek Powder
Ground Black Pepper
Sea Salt
Ancho Chili Powder
Sweet Paprika
1 can Tomato Paste

I began by assembling the ingredients.

I then diced the Onions and Carrots. To keep them from investigating the kitchen, I rounded them up into a metal mixing bowl.

Now I also peeled my Garlic Cloves at this point and chopped them up.

Now put a large saucepan or medium to large sauce pot on the stovetop and turn the heat to medium. You will pour in your 1/3 cup of Olive Oil at this point.

Once it begins to get hot, grab your trusted mixing bowl and put the diced Onions and Carrots in.

Once the Onions began to caramelize, I added some shredded Basil Leaves, Cilantro Leaves, and the Garlic Cloves. Then I mixed them in.

Now comes the seasoning part. I did the dusting of Italian Herb Mix first.

Then I had pre-mixed the rest of the spices together. Only a pinch or so each.

Then I mixed them in and marveled at how great the food looked.

At this point, add in your 2 cups of Lentils and Water. I started with 4 cups of Water in there until some had boiled away. Then I put in approximately 2 more cups while it cooked. Also, add the Tomato Paste at this point.

Put a timer to 60 minutes and let it start the final countdown. You should simmer it for the majority of this time, however I had it just above simmer so it would cook quicker. I was hungry, what can I say? Well, it finished about 10 minutes early.

This is what it looked like when done.

Then all you have left to do is plate and serve it. Enjoy!